Combined potato-elevator and vine-separator.



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No. 866.932 PATENTED SEPT. 24, 1907.

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GOMBINED POTATO ELEVATOR ANDYVINE SBPARATOR.

' APPLICATION PILEDJULY 1. 1907.

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ATTORNEYS ARTHUR LEWIS HOOVER, OF AVERY, OHIO.

COMBINED POTATO-ELEVATOR AND VINE-SEPARATOB.

Specificationof Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 24, 190% Application filed July 1,1907. Serial No.381,782.

zen of the United States residing at Avery, in the county of Erie andState of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Combined Potato-Elevatorand Vine-Separator, of which the following is a specification.

.This invention has relation to combined potato elevators and vineseparatorsand it consists in the novel construction and arrangement ofits parts as hereinafter shown and described.

The object of the invention is to provide an implement of the characterindicatedwhich is also provided with means for digging the potatoes andmeans for conveying the separated potatoes to one side of the implement.

The implement consists primarily of side bars between which are locateda series, of parallel slats. A digging point is attached to the lowerends of the bars and a conveyer is arranged to move longitudinally ofthe slats. Said conveyer consists of cross slats attached to side chainsand it extends for some-distance behind i and the elevator isoperatively connected to the the rear ends of the slats and passesaround a hoppersupported at the rear end portions of the side bars.

- The hopper is provided with a conveyer bottom which moves transverselyof the implement and is adapted to convey the potatoes to one sidethereof The elevator and conveyor are operatively connected togetherground wheels of the implement.

In the accompanying drawingHFigurel is a side elevation of a potatodigger with the separator applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a top plan view ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a rear end elevation of the same, and Fig. 4 is asectional view of the digger and separator.

' The digger consists of the sidebars 1 having the digging pointZ-attached at their forward ends and the squared slats 3 located betweenthem. The cross slats 4 are attached at their ends to the chains 5 andform a conveyer for elevating the potatoes, vines, weeds, etc. from theground. The upper rear portions of the side bars 1 are horizontallydisposed as at 6 and the shaft 7 is joumaled for rotation at the rearends of the saidbars. The shaft 8 is journaled for rotation at the upperportions of the inclination of. the side bars 1. The

shafts 7 and 8 are provided with sprocket wheels 9 and 10 respectivelywhich are engaged by the chains 5.

' The bars 1 are mounted upon the axle 12 which in turn is supported bythe ground wheels 11. Sprocket wheels 13 rotate with the ground wheels11 and sprocket wheels 14 are attached to the ends of the shaft 8 andare located in alinement with the sprocket wheels 13.

, The sprocket chains 15 engage the sprockets of the wheels 13and passaround the-sprocket wheels 14 so that the wheels 14 rotate in theopposite direction from that in which the ground wheels 11 rotate. Theshaft 7 is provided with a sprocket wheel16 and the shaft 8 is providedwith a sprocket wheel 17. The sprocket chain-18 passes around the wheels16 and 17. The hopper 19 is provided with a conveyer bottom 20 whichconsists of a series of parallel slats supported at their ends by thesprocket chains 21. The sides of the hopper 19 are formed from what isknown as Z-iron and consequentlythey have intermediate horizontalportions 22 which lie over the chains 21. The sides of the hopper 19 lietransversely under the upper portion of the elevator formed by the slats4 and chains ,5. .The said sides of the said hopper are inclinedupwardly as at 23 and are provided at their upper ends with a chute 24.A shaft 25 is journaled for rotation at the upper ends of the hopperextensions 23 and the chains 21 pass around sprocket wheels providedupon the said shafts; also around sprocket wheels provided upon theshaft 26 which is located at that end of the hopper remote from theinclined extensions 23. The universal joint 27 is attached to the shaft7 and the shaft 28 connects vided at its outer end with a beveled pinion29 which meshes with a similar pinion 30 which is attached to the end ofthe shaft 25.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the combinedelevator and'vine separator passes orbitally around the hopper and theinclined slats between the side bars and that the said hopper isprovided with a transversely moving potato conveyer for delivering theroots to the side while the vines, weeds, etc., are delivered at theside. 7

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters-Patent isz- 1. In combination with a digger havinginclinedslats located behind the same, a hopper located behind the slatsand having a conveyor bottom, a combined elevator and vine separatormoving orbitally around the hopper. and the first said slats.

2. 'In combination with a digger havinginclined slats located behind thesame, a hopper located behind the slats and having a conveyer bottomwhich moves transversely ofthe implement, a combined elevator and vineseparator passing orbitally around the hopper and the said slats. I 3.In combination with a digger having-inclined slats located behind thesame, a hopper located behindthe slats and having a movable conveyerbottom, a combined elevator and vine separator passing orbitally aroundthe hopper and the slats, means operatively connecting the elevator withthe movable hopper bottom and means operatively connecting the elevatorwith the ground wheels of the implement.

4. An implement as described comprising side bars hav ing inclinedforward portions and horizontal rear portions, a digger located betweenthe forward ends of the said bars,

shafts journaled at the opposite ends of the horizontal portions of thesaid bars, ground wheels supportingthe bars, means operativelyconnecting the ground wheels with said shafts, a hopper located underthe upper'portlons of the side bars and having a movable conveyerbottom, means operatively connecting said bottom with one of the aroundthe hopper and the slats, means operatively connecting said elevator andseparator with the ground wheel and means operatively connecting thehopper bottom with said elevator and separator.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses ARTHUR LEWIS HOOVER.

Witnesses:

CHAS. HARRIS, Fnn'b A. Ronnn'rs.

